List of Dimensionless Numbers

List of Dimensionless Numbers

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Below is a list of dimensionless number used in geodynamo calculations.

Elsasser Number
Ekman Number
Magnetic Prandtl Number
Magnetic Reynolds Number
Nusselt Number
Prandtl Number
Rayleigh Number
Rosby Number

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Further Reading

Gubbins, D. (2007), Geodynamo, dimensional analysis and timescales, in Encyclopedia of Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism, edited by D. Gubbins and E. Herrero-Bervera, pp. 297–300, Springer, Dordrecht.